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Like a shadow thrown from afar sheet- . upon a snowy 208 . . Allowed his head to
drop on his breast , as if saddened by the vanity of human ambition This was his
passing . This— . 326 388 1 ROMANCE C PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND ...
Like a shadow thrown from afar sheet- . upon a snowy 208 . . Allowed his head to
drop on his breast , as if saddened by the vanity of human ambition This was his
passing . This— . 326 388 1 ROMANCE C PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND ...
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The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
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The alternative would have been a shabby , ignominious life at Calais , in the
shadow of Brummel and such . My father used to sit all day by the fire , inscribing
“ ideas " every now and then in a pocket - book . I think he was writing an epic ...
The alternative would have been a shabby , ignominious life at Calais , in the
shadow of Brummel and such . My father used to sit all day by the fire , inscribing
“ ideas " every now and then in a pocket - book . I think he was writing an epic ...
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We stood in a little slanting cutting in the shadow . A watery light before the
moon's rising slanted downwards from the hilltop along the opposite bank . We
stood in utter silence . “ If you stir a hair , " my captor said coolly , “ I'll squeeze the
blood ...
We stood in a little slanting cutting in the shadow . A watery light before the
moon's rising slanted downwards from the hilltop along the opposite bank . We
stood in utter silence . “ If you stir a hair , " my captor said coolly , “ I'll squeeze the
blood ...
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... shadow called Thoms was for bolting across country ; but Lillywhite was not
built for speed . Besides he did not know the lie of the land , and believed the
Free Traders were mere bogeys . “ They ' ll never touch us , " Lillywhite grumbled
.
... shadow called Thoms was for bolting across country ; but Lillywhite was not
built for speed . Besides he did not know the lie of the land , and believed the
Free Traders were mere bogeys . “ They ' ll never touch us , " Lillywhite grumbled
.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1916 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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